Edwards v. Edwards

HOBSON, Justice.

The petitioner herein, Edward J. Edwards, is a Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy.

On January 3, 1952, after service by publication regular on its face, and other proceedings, petitioner obtained the entry of a final decree of divorce from respondent, Ida Mae Edwards. One year and three months later, respondent appeared for the *662first time and filed, purportedly in divorce proceeding's, a “motion” to quash the final decree upon the ground that it had been procured by fraud. The fraud charged was deliberate misstatement of the wife’s address.

A copy of this “motion”,…